Box-tbay sttppost and liftes



H. HELLWEG.

BOX TRAY SUPPORT AND LIFTER.

APPLICATION FILED APR-18,1921.

1,402,928. Patented Jan. 10,1922.

ATTORNEYS.

HENRY HELLWEG, or MILWAUK E, WISCONSIN.

BOX-TRAY surronr Ann LIFTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 10, 19.22.

Application filed April 18, 1921. Serial No. 462,120.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, HENRY HnLLwEe, a citizen of the United States, residing at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Box-Tray Supports and Lifters, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part thereof.

The main objects of this invention are to provide a simple, inexpensive and effective support and lifter for trays of paper candy boxes and other boxes for containing and displaying various kinds of merchandise, and to facilitate the application of the de vice to box trays.

It consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of parts as hereinafter particularly described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing like characters designate the same parts in the several figures. v

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a box such as a paper candy box, having a removable tray fitted therein and provided at the ends with supports and lifters embodying the invention; Fig. 2 is a partial section of the box, tray and one of the support-s. and lifters, on the line 22, Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is an enlarged side elevation of the support and lifter as applied to the end of a tray before the supporting and lifting members are bent into the relative forms and positions shown in. Figs. 1 and 2; Fig. i is an enlarged perspective view of one of the supports and lifters before it is bent into its final form, showing the prongs on the inner side thereof for fastening it to a tray; and Fig. 5 is a view showing a series of the supports and lifters in the form of a continuous strip.

The support and lifter constituting the.

present invention is stamped or made, preferably in a single piece, from a thin flat flexible sheet or blank of suitable material, preferably sheet metal that can be easily bent and will retain its shape when bent sufficiently to properly perform the functions of the device, viz: supporting a box tray with its contents suspended from the ends or sides of a box in which it is removably fit- 7 ted, and affording convenient means for lifting the tray with its contents from the box.

The lower part a, of the sheet or blank The upper part of the sheet or blank is punched, slit or cut, as shown in Figs. 3 and at, to form two parts or members cl and e,-

whlch are bent in opposite directions, one outwardly and the other inwardly, on a transverse line adjacent the top or upper part of the tray, as indicated by a dotted The part or member d, preferably having the form of a rounded ear, is bent outwardly and downwardly and adapted to be hooked over the top or upper edge of a box 7 in which the tray is inserted, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the downwardly bent portion of the ear or member lying close to the outer face of the box so as not to interfere with a cover (not shown) with which the box is provided.

The other part or member 6, preferably having the form of a loop, is bent inwardly and forms a convenient thumb piece for lifting the tray with its contents from the box or placing it in the box.

One of these supports and lifters is attached to each end of a tray midway between its sides, but more or less of them may be used and they may be differently arranged or attached to the inner faces of the tray instead of the outer faces, as shown.

For larger trays and boxes designed to contain heavier material, one or more of the supports and lifters may be attached to each side or to each end, or to'both the sides and ends of the tray.

The supports and lifter-s may be punched or cut as shown in Fig. 5, in continous strips which may be wound into rolls of small compass for convenience in transportation, storage and use, and from which they may be cut or severed as they are applied to boxtrays by special machines or otherwise.

I claim:

1. A box-tray support and lifter formed of thin flexible material with an outwardly and downwardly bent part adapted to hook over the edge of a box and with an inwardly bent part for lifting the tray.

V 2. A-boX-tray support and lifter formed integrally of sheet metal with an outwardly and downwardly bent ear adapted to be hooked. over the edge of a box in which-the tray is removably fitted and with an inand provided with an outwardly and down- 10 wardly bent member adapted to be hooked over the edge of a box for supporting the tray therein and with an inwardly bent lifting member.

In witness whereofI hereto aflix my sig- 15 nature.

HENRY HELLWEG. 

